June 2021 - Additions to the SRI-Rice Website (Links to online material)
(See previous months acquisitions - 2013-2021)
• SRI-RICE STATISTICS for June 2021:
SRI-Rice website: 2,394 users (2,316 users last month) from 65 countries (79 last month) logged 3,030 sessions (3,074 last month) in which 5,038 pages (5,048 last month) were viewed. [Top ten countries in order of number of new users: India (646), USA (281), Nepal (159), Philippines (135), Tanzania (117), China (84), Malaysia (80), Japan (68), Nigeria (60), Pakistan (53)
Facebook pages: 1) SRI-Rice: 2563 likes; 2,674 follows. 2) SRI Equipment Innovators Exchange: 345 members 3) SRI West Africa: 1,969 members, 4) SICA America Latina: 1,138 likes; 1,168 follows
SRI-Rice Newsletter: 83 views (186 last month)
YouTube (primary): 3,653 (3,387 last month) new views this month for our 90 uploads. 166 views (80 last month) for our 41 playlists (not including our India YouTube channel). 1,549 subscribers (29 new). 262,513 all time views of our videos (2009-2021). 93,369 lifetime views of our playlists (2013-2021) [NOTE!: The 8 India playlists from the SRI India video channel are now accessible on the main SRI-Rice video channel].
Twitter: 1,916 followers (6 new)
Slideshare: 7,009 views this month; 535 slideshows/posters total uploaded, 256 followers
Research Databases: There are 1,941 items (1,376 journal articles), in our Zotero research database (10 new) (700+ of these appear in the Mendeley SRI Research database, but we are not adding to this anymore).
• For additional global news see: our News page, Latest Additions, SRI Newsletter, LinkedIn, or see news by country
• SRI-Rice web pages updated during June 2021: 2021 additions, May 2021 additions (new page), Guinea, Malaysia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Vietnam, journal articles, India journal articles, India news, research network, videos]
In the Press - June 2021
- CAU expert disapproves use of paddy seeds from granary [SRI is a must for Seed Production Programme taken up jointly by the Central Agricultural University, Imphal, and farmers; CAU want farmers to use better seed.]
June 21, 2021, E-Pao (Manipur, India) - UK-Aid, Silvex International train farmers on climate-smart agriculture in Jigawa [A training initiated an SRI project anchored by the FCDO LINKS project in Kano and Jigawa States, Nigeria; Silvex International Limited is a major implementing partner.]
June 19, 2021, Solace Base (Nigeria)
- Wheat Field Day observed at MRCFC, (SKUAST-Kashmir) Khudwani [Mountain Research Centre for Field Crops, Khudwani (Kashmir), notes their work in recommending SRI and other resource-conserving methods.]
June 19, 2021, Kashmir Reader (Kashmir, India) -
Sabahan heirloom rice that should be in your pantry [Initiated by Forever Sabah, Projek Padi involved 43 farmers from the two communities, producing 28 tons of rice on 38 acres of paddy land, using 34 varieties of rice. SRI was part of the project.]
June 18, 2021, Borneo Post Online (Sabah, Malaysia) - Paddy transplantation in full swing across Madurai
June 2021, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
Blog Posts and Website Articles - accessed during June 2021
- Ramadhan, Afrian. 2021. Pola tanam SRI bisa meningkatkan produktivitas padi di Kabupaten Dompu. Kompasiana blog. June 19. [Paddy yield in Dompu Regency, NTB, Indonesia, attributed to SRI, which has been practiced there since 2009.]
- 2021. JM Financial Ltd management discussions. IIFL Securities website. [Various ag projects, some of which have SRI components reviewed in Bihar and Maharashtra.] [accessed June 18, 2021]
- Sharma, Sudeep. 2021. सघन धान खेती प्रबिधि System of Rice Intensification (SRI) उत्पादनमा वृद्धी ल्याउने प्रबिधि . eKishaan website. June 8. [Nepali language brief SRI instructions.]
- Torgalka, Varsha. 2021. In Assam, new rice varieties are a lifeline for farmers struggling to adapt to climate change. ScrollIn website. June 3. [the NGO SeSTA help farmers in Assam combine new flood-tolerant varieties with SRI.]
Latest Research / Journal Articles / Theses - links acquired during June 2021
(in order of acquisition. See also complete alphabetized list of journal articles.)
[Note: • Red dot indicates the publication is freely available.]
- • Ginting, Yulisa Andriani, and Leo Rio Ependi Malau. 2021. Analisis pendapatan dan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi penerapan System of Rice Intensification (Sri) di Desa Trasan Kecamatan Bandongan Kabupaten Magelang --(Income and affecting factors analysis of System Rice of Intensification (SRI) application in Trasan Village Bandongan Subdistrict Magelang District). Jurnal Manajemen Agribisnis 9(1): 303-314 [accessed June 30, 2021]
- Fadairo, Olushola Samuel, and Moussa Sanguiana Keita. 2021. The West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP): Smallholder paddy productivity and market linkages in Kindia Prefecture, Guinea. Afrika Focus 34(1): 127-154. doi:10.1163/2031356X-34010003 [accessed June 20, 2021]
- • Thatchinamoorthy, C. 2017. A study on System of Rice Intensification (SRI): A diagnostic study in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. International Journal of Current Agricultural Sciences 7(10): 250-253 [accessed June 15, 2021]
- • Dinesh, D., et al. 2019. System of Rice Intensification - a boon to Indian farmers: A review. Annals of Agricultural Research 40(2): 123-139 [accessed June 10, 2021]
- Hatwar, Nikhil Khemrajji. 2020. Seasonal incidence, effect of different cultivation methods and botanicals on major pests infesting rice, Orzya sativa L. M.Sc. thesis. Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli. 172 p.
- • Phu, Hoang Van, Ha Xuan Linh, and Dang Hoang Ha. 2021. Adaptive research on rice/potato rotation model (SRI for rice and minimum tillage method for potato) in paddy land of Phu Binh district, Thai Nguyen province. TNU Journal of Science and Technology 226(09): 240-249. doi:10.34238/tnu-jst.4422 [accessed June 59 2021]
- • Kesh, H., et al. 2021. Adaptability and AMMI biplot analysis for yield and agronomical traits in scented rice genotypes under diverse production. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge 20(2): 550-562. [accessed June 3, 2021]
- • Singh, Sultan, et al. 2021. Growth and yield of basmati rice under different crop establishment methods and sowing environment. MAUSAM 72(2): 425-434 [accessed June 3, 2021]
New Links from our Website to Online Publications (and SRI-Related Social Media sites) - June 2021)
- (see Latest Research section for pdf links to online research publications).
Documents Uploaded and New Pages Created/Updated on our Website - June 2021
- [Web pages updated during June: 2021 additions, May 2021 additions (new page), Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Vietnam, journal articles, India journal articles, India news, research network, theses, videos]
- Fisher, Lucy. 2020. May 2021 news additions to the SRI-Rice website.
Videos/Audio - June 2021
- 2021 (June 25). Agroecological Opportunities with System of Rice Intensification & System of Crop Intensification. 1: 53:36 min. SRI Mas Society channel, YouTube. [Recording of a June 25, 2021, seminar presented at the International Webinar Series on Agroecology and Community.]
- 2021 (June 12). SRI methods of rice cultivation SRI the System of Rice Intensification. 18:45 min. Journey with Vijaykumar Shrivastav channel, YouTube [Detailed SRI explanations and instructions from India (English)]
- 2021 (June 10). SRI System of Rice cultivation. 3:28 min. Udaya Agri_tech channel, YouTube. [Nepali language explanation of how to implement SRI methods.]
- 2021 (June 5). SRI method of paddy cultivation//most advanced technology for paddy cultivation. 16:07 min. AGRICulture Make Strong channel. [SRI instructional video from Tamil Nadu, India]
Presentations - June 2021
- *Uphoff, Norman. 2021. Agroecological Opportunities with System of Rice Intensification & System of Crop Intensification. 35 slides. SRI-Rice channel, Slideshare. [Presentation on June 25, 2021, that was part of the International Webinar Series on Agroecology and Community.]
